Hero's Journey

For campers who have aged out of the summer program, Hero’s Journey offers a 7-day wilderness-based experience designed to serve young adults with serious illnesses. Participants learn self-reliance, positive communication, teamwork and leadership by becoming an on-call search and rescue team in a simulated setting.

Leaders in Training

The Leader in Training (LIT) Program offers campers who have aged out of our summer program leadership training and the chance to work with campers under the supervision of a mentor counselor and the LIT Coordinator.

Hospital Outreach

The year-round Hospital Outreach Program (HOP) brings the hopeful, playful spirit of Hole in the Wall to children and families in the clinical setting. Taking the activities and experiences of Camp and transporting them to kids’ bedsides and playrooms, the program helps restore joy and laughter in a time of fear, stress and uncertainty.

CampOut

CampOut brings the hopeful, playful spirit of Camp to current campers and their families right in their hometowns. The program helps the magic and connections of Camp continue throughout the year as a team of traveling specialists drive a whimsical van filled with camp-style activities, crafts and games to various locations throughout the Northeast.

Weekend Programs

Running in the fall and spring, weekend programs continue the healing power of Camp beyond the summer months and create a memorable experience for the entire family. Families share in Camp activities and enjoy the company of other families who understand the issues they are facing.

Parent Outreach

Parent Outreach brings the healing power of Camp to parents and caregivers. Year-round opportunities such as opening day parent picnics, parent work days and parent retreats held on and offsite, Parent Outreach offers current camper parents a multitude of ways to expand their supportive community and connect with other Camp families.

Stars in the Sky Alumni Society

Stars in the Sky Society is the Camp alumni society, which is open to former campers, counselors and volunteers age 18 and over. Its purpose is to rekindle old friendships and create opportunities for Camp alumni to participate in Camp’s future through a variety of events.

Programs Overview

Today, through summer sessions and family weekend programs at the Camp in Ashford, Connecticut, and year-round outreach to hospitals and clinics throughout the Northeast, the Camp serves more than 30,000 children and family members annually. All services are free of charge.

Following in Newman’s Footsteps

Camp Promotional Trailer: The “Hole” Story

Check out our brand new promotional trailer and see how our Founder’s dream of a summer camp has exploded into an endless summer of year-round programming, which now brings more than 30,000 healing experiences to seriously ill children and their family members annually – all free of charge!

Camp Facility

Administrative Office

SeriousFun Children’s Network is a non-profit umbrella organization with a community of 30 camps and programs serving seriously ill children and their families. Each member camp, including ours, is an independent, not-for-profit organization dependent upon private funding to serve all children at no cost to their families.